obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
ago; since; before; previous
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
name; given name; first name
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
please (give me); please (do for me)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!